1 h 56 min | Comedy | Romance

IMDB 7.0 / 10 (154704 votes)

Coming to America (1988)

Coming to America | United States of America

Prince Akeem, heir to the throne of Zamunda, leaves the tropical paradise kingdom in search of his queen. What better place than Queens, New York, to find his bride? Joined by his loyal servant and friend, Semmi, Akeem attempts to blend in as an ordinary American and begin his search.

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Description

Director

John Landis

Writers

David Sheffield
Barry W. Blaustein

Stars

Eddie Murphy
Prince Akeem / Clarence / Randy Watson / Saul

Arsenio Hall
Semmi / Extremely Ugly Girl / Morris / Reverend Brown

James Earl Jones
King Jaffe Joffer

John Amos
Cleo McDowell

Shari Headley
Lisa McDowell

Frankie Faison
Landlord

Louie Anderson
Maurice

Eriq La Salle
Darryl Jenks

Allison Dean
Patrice McDowell

Madge Sinclair
Queen Aoleon

Others...

Budget

39,000,000.00

Revenue

288,752,301.00

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Keywords

duringcreditsstinger, new york, heir to the throne, prince, fish out of water, fake identity, fast food restaurant, searching for love

Trailers

Production

Paramount, Eddie Murphy Productions

Actor

Eddie Murphy, Arsenio Hall, James Earl Jones, John Amos, Shari Headley, Frankie Faison, Louie Anderson, Eriq La Salle, Allison Dean, Madge Sinclair, Paul Bates, Samuel L. Jackson, Ralph Bellamy, Don Ameche, Vanessa Bell Calloway, Calvin Lockhart, Garcelle Beauvais, Cuba Gooding Jr., Birdie M. Hale, Vondie Curtis-Hall, Clyde Jones, Jim Abrahams

Creators

Eddie Murphy (Story), Robert D. Wachs (Producer), Jackie Burch (Casting), Ferne Cassel (Casting Assistant), John Landis (Director), Nile Rodgers (Original Music Composer), George Folsey Jr. (Editor), Deborah Nadoolman (Costume Design), Cheryal Kearney (Set Decoration), Malcolm Campbell (Editor), Danny Cangemi (Special Effects Supervisor), Christopher Nowak (Art Direction), Rick Baker (Makeup Effects), Edward Garzero (Scenic Artist), Michael Tadross (Unit Production Manager), Richard Macdonald (Production Design), Sol Negrin (Director of Photography), William B. Kaplan (Sound Mixer), Saul Kahan (Unit Publicist), Mark Lipsky (Executive Producer), Woody Omens (Director of Photography), David Sheffield (Screenplay), Barry W. Blaustein (Screenplay), Leslie Belzberg (Executive Producer), Janet L. Wattles (Production Accountant), Francine Jamison-Tanchuck (Costume Supervisor), James Beshears (Supervising ADR Editor), R. Gilbert Clayton (Set Designer), Paula Abdul (Choreographer), Kelly Kimball (Assistant Costume Designer), Bruce McBroom (Still Photographer), Marie Carter (Assistant Makeup Artist), Richard B. Lewis (Art Direction), Ken Fisher (First Assistant Camera), Paul Timothy Carden (Supervising Sound Editor), Rolf John Keppler (Makeup Artist), William Apperson (Construction Foreman), Frank Graziadei (Sound Recordist), Richie Ford (Electrician), John W. DeBlau (Chief Lighting Technician), Louis Sabat (Boom Operator), Patrick Hogan (Driver), Daniel Allan Carlin (Music Editor), Richard Patrick (Second Assistant Director), David Sosna (Associate Producer), Greg Knapp (Set Medic), Terry Ladin (Production Coordinator), Dean Drabin (Foley Mixer), John Sherrod (Stunt Coordinator), Spike Allison Hooper (Assistant Sound Editor), Mike Dobie (Sound Editor), Stan Cockerell (Assistant Property Master), Dennis Gamiello (First Company Grip), Bob Noland (Color Timer), John Ashby (Utility Stunts), Philip C. Hurst (Greensman), Marc Fambro (Carpenter), John Haggar (Assistant Editor), Dan von Blomberg (Set Decoration), Carole Lee Cole (Assistant Art Director), Jerry Fitzpatrick (Construction Coordinator), Bruce Atwater (Grip), Gerald DeTitta (Set Dressing Artist), Eddie Jones (Craft Service), Gregg H. Bilson (Property Master), Lindell Blake (Stunts), Cary Kelley (Transportation Coordinator), Michael T. James (Rigging Grip), Charles Miller (Location Manager), Bill Christians (Wardrobe Supervisor), William Howard (Assistant Hairstylist), Charles Brescia (Additional Second Assistant Director), Tomaz Remec (Second Second Assistant Director), Richard Evans (Swing), Carlton Holder (Stunt Double), Madelyn Most (Assistant Camera), Jon Falkengren (Dolly Grip), Joseph Cosko Jr. (Second Assistant Camera), Brian Fitzsimons (Second Company Grip), Chris Schutsky (Location Assistant), Ed Cooper (Assistant Chief Lighting Technician), Rae Lockett (Extras Casting Assistant), Joseph Banks (Generator Operator), Martha Appel (Production Assistant), Ginny Warner (Production Secretary), Brian Stewart (Story Editor)

Alternative titles

Un Principe en Nueva York (AR)
Un Principe en Nueva York (CL)
Un Principe en Nueva York (EC)
Prints Zamundast (EE)
O prigkipas tis Zamounta (GR)
O prigkipas tis Zamunda (GR)
O pringipas tis Zamunda (GR)
Princ otkriva Ameriku (HR)
Hoshi no Ôji Nyûyôku e iku (JP)
Un Principe en Nueva York (MX)
Un Principe en Nueva York (PE)
Um Príncipe em Nova Iorque (PT)
Princ odkriva Ameriko (SI)
Cesta do Ameriky (SK)
Un Principe en Nueva York (SV)

Release dates

25.08.1988 (AU)
16.03.2010 (RU)
05.08.1988 (GB)
24.09.1988 (TW)
05.08.1988 (IE)
26.06.1988 (US)
29.06.1988 (US)
21.10.1988 (SE)
17.11.1988 (HK)
03.08.1989 (HU)
24.08.1988 (FR)
27.10.1988 (BR)
17.12.1988 (JP)
16.09.1988 (DK)
02.08.1988 (NO)
30.09.1988 (PT)
15.09.1988 (GR)
30.09.1988 (IT)
08.09.1988 (AR)
06.10.1988 (NL)
19.01.1989 (PE)
01.09.1988 (DE)
16.09.1988 (ES)
23.09.1988 (FI)
05.06.1990 (PH)
10.08.1990 (TR)

Coming to America (1988)

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